Pair Staffordshire seated Queen Victoria & Albert

Victorian, circa 1860. Tallest is 6.3ins high, 3.3ins wide, 3.3ins depth.





Pair of Staffordshire figures with a royalty theme which feature Queen Victoria and Prince Albert seated on thrones, modelled with open backs, stood on a circular base.





Multi-coloured with underglaze blue version. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Decorated mainly to the front.



Book reference,'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding, page 171, figure 487/488.

Condition

CONDITION: Prince Albert: Good. Some rubbing to gilt.





KILN EFFECTS: glaze pops to his hair and shoes;







flecks of stray coloured glaze to the base and his trousers;





some staining, mainly to the reverse.







RESTORATION: Filled chips to base.





Queen Victoria: Good. Small chip to base.



Slight rubbing to gilt.



KILN EFFECTS: shrinkage crack to the base and reverse;





slight staining to the reverse.



RESTORATION: Retouched flake to front of base.



Retouched paint loss to hair.






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